John Candy as Minnesota Fats - Hilarious Skit with Kevin Kline!

[@normanacree1635]

His entire career proved you can be funny and clean. He did it every time, but then he had what so many others don't.........talent, lots of it.

[@colinwilson4609]

He was even clean when he played Harry from Harry's sex shop, "the guy with the snake on his face."

[@colinwilson4609]

And 3-D House of Pancakes? Don't even get me started.

[@lucianolorenzo8395]

Tons of talent

[@infrasleep]

He was the type of comedian/comedy actor you'd instantly start laughing at the moment he entered the room.

[@davidmajer3652]

And a likable person

[@larryharris937]

John Candy not only had tremendous acting talent he also had class. RIP big guy!

[@wannabecarguy]

He's was my uncle.

[@billbirchman362]

He really showed his acting range in JFK.

[@f1s2hg3]

John Candy was a Funny Uncle Buck but John Candy is not THE GREAT ONE! Jackie Gleason will be the greatest comedian of all times because he was CLEAN COMEDY AND THATS THE TOUGHEST COMEDY OF ALL! But Jackie Gleason did it first take no rehearsal every show and he did live tv better! The Jackie Gleason that we know was funny but Jackie Gleason was the total package he could do music and made many hit albums and he could do a jig like any Irishman but Jackie was smart to the business and all the traps they lay out for super stars because Jackie watched his mom die!!!! Sad to know that Jackie Gleason is now copied by John Candy when he is the greatest today to even come one inch close to Jackie Gleason the Great One!😅

[@Jason1920]

Lots of class, and a big freakin' ass! My hero.

[@gunman462]

@@f1s2hg3 Loved him as Sheriff Justice

[@edkeaton]

Both Jackie Gleason and Paul Newman would be proud of both John Candy and Kevin Kline for channeling their respective characters from one of my favorite films "The Hustler." RIP to Gleason, Newman, and Candy.

[@AMEER-114-]

But how the heck did kline end up on sctv?

[@judith_thordarson]

@@AMEER-114- This wasn't SCTV. It was a show called "The New Show"

[@AMEER-114-]

@@judith_thordarson ok... must not have lasted long... Or was it in Canada only? I knew it didnt seem like sctv.

[@judith_thordarson]

@@AMEER-114- I seem to remember it on NBC. It didn't last long at all. Too bad, because it was very funny. There are some sketches from it floating around on You tube. "Roy's food repair" for one was hilarious.

[@dennispatrick4999]

Newman actually could play and so could Gleason. Minnesota Fats was a Tech Advisor and when needed, made some shots.

[@mikebarbacovi9851]

John Candy was brilliant. And a first class human being and family man.

[@Goochbag8]

Wow, never seen this sketch. Thank you for sharing!

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻GIT A TV 📺

[@SeamusMcGillicuddy0]

Absolutely loved John Candy ! R.I.P., sir !🇨🇦

[@Srrjhn]

You always put a smile on my face. Thank you . RIP John Candy

[@robertveith6383]

Where else on your body would the smile be put!?

[@twilightzonezone7638]

John Candy was about my age( I was born in 1949) was a brilliant comedian who exited the stage much too soon...

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻HEY GRANDPA DID U FIGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR IN 1861

[@dnx112]

I think he was brought in from Africa.

[@paulyricca3881]

@@dnx112 👴🏻U OUGHTA KNOW , BIG BUBBA . 👴🏻IS YOUR MOTHER FROM AFRICA ALSO?

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

1950 here, and yes, this was hilarious back then and today.

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

@@paulyricca3881 My godmother, Mrs. Michener, was born well before the Civil War and died age 105 when I was still a child.

[@richb313]

Just happy John is still remembered.

[@georgestevens1502]

Candy's Harry Crumb was was a brilliant take off on Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau. He was a comic genius. Planes, Trains and Automobiles is still a must see every holiday season for me.

[@kenttalsma7906]

😱😆 speaking about p,t and a, here it is, Friday, Dec 23, and almost half the country is hit with a blizzard. I saw on TV where thousands of flights were cancelled. "Holy plow" says I to the snow drift, "it's Deja Vu"!

[@georgestevens1502]

@@kenttalsma7906 As Yogi Berra would say, "It's Deja Vu all over again!"

[@markusbrauns4274]

Soo many great films from John Candy. Hard to pick a favorite. An oldie but a goody, Brewster's Millions.

[@georgestevens1502]

@@markusbrauns4274 Thanks for reminding me.

[@TheRSTD1]

He had a black belt in Aikido…and the boots to match.

[@anthonymartin8769]

Watched SCTV when I could which was rare, but some of the funniest, best comedy ever IMHO. John Candy an all-time great, Kevin Cline, so underrated! great actor. Loved the entire cast of SCTV.

[@richardchampion4826]

Yep we watched it all the time, my kids love it, they made Count Floyd glasses

[@waynethera2712]

@@richardchampion4826, Monster Horror Theatre

[@tomsmith5216]

SCTV was every bit as good as SNL, and often better. Candy was brilliant as Johnny LaRue, and he and Eugene Levy as the Schmenge Brothers was off the charts!

[@michaelrutledge7048]

Ditto to all!!

[@gmaqwert]

@@tomsmith5216better than SNL

[@eaglebauersrecordcollection]

Total film noir up to the first attempted break by Candy and then pure comedy afterward. Brilliant

[@tcorourke2007]

I was almost beginning to think they were going to play it straight.

[@gremmiehodad]

"I could be there for months!" LOL My friend and I had the pleasure of briefly meeting John! We were at Clearwater Beach, FL when we saw a group of people out from the north pavilion. There were a group of guys standing together drinking beers with their wives/girlfriends laying around them on their towels. The guys seem to be hanging onto every word of a big guy in the middle wearing dark sunglasses. My friend and I thought the guy looked a lot like Candy so we moved closer. Then we heard that famous booming laugh! We mustered up the courage to approach him hearing his voice just confirmed what we already knew! We shook his hand and told him that were big fans. I’ll never forget he took off his sunglasses and looked into our eyes and sincerely said, “I really appreciate that guys.” He asked us if we were having a good time today. We said sure cold beer, a sunny beach and beautiful women, what’s not to love! He laughed and said, “Yeah, this is a quite the spot.” We said our goodbyes and he told us to have a great day. Not good, GREAT! My friend and I still talk about meeting him especially when we’re at that beach. We didn’t know at the time he was filming “Summer Rental”! The guys were probably some of the crew? Anyway, what a Great guy! Gone WAY to soon! Candy made A LOT of Funny Movies, but one of my favorites that’s often overlooked is Who’s Harry Crumb?

[@greatesttoysevermade3693]

Armed and Dangerous with Eugene Levy, comedy gold!

[@billk5864]

Loved Harry Crumb.

[@markkeneson6806]

The scene when he was disguised as a Hungarian at the spa was hilarious.

[@gremmiehodad]

@@markkeneson6806 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ3bqGd-d8p4q6c

[@oscargarcia-rr4ee]

Cannot forget Mel Brooks’s Spaceballs!

[@paistebob3163]

I loved John Candy in trains planes and Automobiles he worked really well and had good chemistry with Steve Martin.. actually everybody he worked with he did an amazing job! Really sad he left us so soon.. R.I.P.

[@kenglass7833]

John is a legend !! His passing really hit me hard, thanks for posting this.

[@Redo12able]

I'd watch John Candy anytime. Just a marvelous man and terrific actor. RIP.

[@msmith8539]

Candy did Gleason proud. He had all Gleason's understated swagger. John was a comedic genius.

[@claudiocorleone7856]

You hit it right on the nail Candy had Gleason down to perfection.

[@shivasirons6159]

That sideways head nod was spot on when he entered.

[@madbrowniac7871]

"Understated Swagger." If any two TV and Hollywood Greats had that in bucketloads they were the late greats Mr. Jackie Gleason and Mr. John Candy!🤔😉🌚📺🎥👔👞👞🎱B.W.

[@davidmajer3652]

Both guys who could handle their booze.

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

This was played Beautifully. Both Candy and Kline - exceptional in their craft.

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

@@douglasdavis8395 - Huh??

[@thisSOBRocks]

Well said.

[@michaeljordan6008]

@@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr - He’s just a pretentious idiot, lol.

[@bubbastill2040]

I remember after Jackie Gleason died,Candy was part of a tribute special to him on CBS.Two great funny fat men,RIP

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻U NEED A GIRL AND A JOB GRANDPA

[@assmane999]

Watch the fat mans, Bubba

[@tbrayden3694]

Looked it up on IMDB. This is from Lorne Michaels’ “The New Show” which had 9 episodes back in 1984. Great clip. Never saw this show.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Huh. Never heard of it!

[@robertdenson3375]

Candys facial expressions were spot on. How could I not have seen this before.

[@ppj0241]

How can you see his expressions? The vid quality is terrible.

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻 NO TV GET A JOB BING BONG

[@paulyricca3881]

@@ppj0241 👴🏻U NEED GLASSES , BING BONG

[@kimmorrison9169]

I didn’t see it before either! Movie, TV show? Candy was just great. Loves him.

[@ArkJohn]

I think it was on SCTV back in the 80's. For those that don't know, it was a skit show, like SNL

[@apolloone5900]

one of my all time favorites movies. this was absolutely brilliant! John Candy immersed himself as Minnesota Fats and when he scratched the cueball I busted up laughing!! Kevin Kline was brilliant as well. Well done.

[@jamesedwards2237]

John Candy could play any role he wanted. Just a great actor.

[@christrudell7966]

"You didn't leave me much." Lmao 🤣🇨🇦

[@bradyount242]

John Candy was always hilarious in anything movie or show he was in or on! RIP Big Guy!

[@Tshade67]

John Candy was amazing as well as Minnesota Fats. I remember well watching them both on TV as a child being amazed by their charisma and talent.

[@jeffsquires6620]

SCTV is absolutely incredible, everyone on it is a comedic genius. A Canadian treasure.

[@NomadicBrian]

Candy really knew his craft. No doubt he was a fan of Jackie Gleason. He added a bonus feature by doing a little Ralph Kramden from the Honeymooners with the money argument. Even the facial gestures at looking over the balls on the table right out of a Gleason skit. Kevin Kline played off him perfectly. All the actors in this skit kept it tight and to the feel of the original film. Great sketch.

[@Artiej0hn0]

@bman66 Any serious actor would be a fan of Jackie Gleason. Marlon Brando certainly was.

[@mikeohagan2206]

made a few good shots as well.

[@ethanshepherd4963]

​@mikeohagan2206 I didn't know John Candy could even play a good game of pool back then

[@tomfields3682]

Wanna see my money Eddie? Wanna see my money? THERE'S my money Eddie!

[@nonamenoname246]

Definitely, when Candy argued that he could not possibly have agreed to a $200 bet because he did not have that much money, it sounded exactly like an exasperated Ralph Kramden

[@REDNOVA1]

A true Masterpiece!!! Clearly unprecedented suspense and drama, even greater than the original?? Epic film making, with Candy’s astute and multi-layeral interpretation of Minnesota Fats truly Shakespearean. Astonishing high art.

[@russthomson6168]

a tear comes to my eye about John Candy, even my kids love him

[@elc1960]

Brilliant sketch, with two inept pool shooters playing an interminably long match full of missed shots and scratches. Except for the Hustler parody it could've been any 1990s Friday night at any Boston Billiards location in the country. Love it!

[@samuelluria4744]

What is "Boston Billiards"? Never heard of it.

[@elc1960]

@@samuelluria4744 A combination billiard parlor/sports bar chain. Not sure if it's national or just in the Northeast.

[@samuelluria4744]

@@elc1960 - I'm in Jersey, and my sister lived outside Boston for 13 years...I've never seen one... 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@elc1960]

@@samuelluria4744 I know of 3 that I've been in - Providence RI, Warwick RI, West Springfield MA. There are more.

[@samuelluria4744]

@@elc1960 - I hear ya. I haven't been in Rhode Island in 27 years..🤣

[@neubergermj]

"Watch the fat man will ya Eddie? And no you don't have to call them!" Delivered just how John Candy would 😆

[@paulyricca3881]

💅🏻👩🏻‍🦰💅🏻 HI HONEY LOOK DOWN HERE SWEETIE ⬇️ 👴🏻NIKKI SIXX IN 24 MAKE AMERICA GLAM ROCK AGAIN

[@fredgarv79]

I used to stay up after saturday night live until 1am when SCTV came on. it was very weird and strange Canadian humor but I loved it. This video, good old VHS! it got blurry when you paused it, unless you had the super sophisticated 4 head one. "please be kind, and rewind"

[@grandwazoo9112]

SCTV never got the glory of SNL, but I loved the parodies of movies and shows. The "Godfather" parody was a classic!

[@kindabluejazz]

This is from from "The New Show", Episode 3, January 20, 1984 - a Lorne Michaels show on NBC that only lasted one season.

[@grandwazoo9112]

@@kindabluejazz Wow, never knew that. Seeing Dave Thomas made me assume it was SCTV. Thanks for the info

[@kenlieck7756]

@@grandwazoo9112 Yeah, the cast included Kline, Candy, Thomas, Catharine O'Hara, Gilda Radner, Buck Henry, Steve Martin, Paul Simon, Candace Bergen and the Quaid brother's. And it flopped so bad I can't remember ever seeing an episode!

[@standardofexcellence]

This was based off a twilight zone episode a classic

[@kindabluejazz]

@@standardofexcellence "A Game of Pool" - Twilight Zone Season 3 Episode 5 - Oct 13, 1961 - with Jack Klugman and Jonathan Winters as 'Fats'. There have been lots of stories about a pool hustler named "Fats" based on the "Minnesota Fats" character in the 1959 novel 'The Hustler' by Walter Tevis. "New York Fats" (Rudolf Wanderone) claims the book was based on him, and later went by '"Minnesota Fats" after he played in the film "The Player" in 1971. The book's author denies the book was about Wanderone. Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason played in the original movie of 'The Hustler', released on September 25, 1961, less than a month before the TZ episode aired. It's not clear if the productions knew about each other, or if both just came directly from the book.

[@djrychlak4443]

I've been watching John his whole career. It's hard to believe he was only 43.

[@TheGlssr60]

Weighing 400 lbs will do that to you.

[@frankmiller95]

@@TheGlssr60 .....and smoking. Many people get away with one or the other for much longer, but the two simultaneously can be and often are deadly.

[@SteveSmith-lo2wd]

I have seen 400 lb folks live great life's, and live a long life. Then the skinny lil jerks do not have a good life and die young. Never know

[@TheGlssr60]

@@SteveSmith-lo2wd Sorry, I can't believe anything coming from a guy who lives with a talking fish and an alien.

[@ccole9080]

@@TheGlssr60 yes , too much smoking and eating will too. A real shame John was the BEST, bar none

[@Pointlesshandle48]

John Candy was perfect for this. One of my favorite old comedic actors from my childhood. Dude was crazy talented and natural.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

What a terrific comedy troupe they were. 🎱 Top drawer! ✨

[@timd4688]

What a great talent, he was hilarious. John Candy had class. Taken from us to soon.

[@caribouwho]

SCTV (NBC) Jan. 20, 1984 Fast Eddie Felson - Kevin Cline Charlie - Buck Henry guy in pool hall - Dave Thomas Minnesota Fats - John Candy

[@00bikeboy]

Thank you!

[@robertjones1730]

come on! Who played Sausage?

[@roberthill799]

I saw just about every SCTV from that era and I don't think this was among them. I could be wrong but I think this is from a different show. A special maybe?

[@tunafang]

It was called "The New Show". Only ran 1 season in 1984. Came out after John Candy's SCTV days

[@marcschneider4845]

This is hilarious. I never saw it before. Thanks for posting it. It's a great parody.

[@michaelsauer3783]

Thank you... kindred spirits. As the saying goes "a bad day fishing is better than a good day at the office"

[@paulyricca3881]

👴🏻 NIKKI SIXX IN 24 AND DAVID COVERDALE 24

[@tedmichaels1951]

A true comedic legend who left us too soon

[@astrorad2000]

I was fortunate enough to play a game of eight ball with the real Minnesota Fats at the Montgomery Wards store in Kenosha , Wisconsin back in the 1960's when he was touring the country promoting his slate bed pool tables that Wards was selling. They were about $900 dollars, a lot of moolah at the time. I was only about 16 years old at the time and I played pool every noon hour during lunch break in High School.

[@tyjones5019]

Well??? How did the game go? You've got us hanging on pins and needles!

[@astrorad2000]

@@tyjones5019 Fats played at the store Friday and Saturday. On Friday I was just a spectator and saw him play 8 ball with a couple of volunteers from the crowd. On Saturday I got there early so I could be right in front. When he asked for a volunteer player he picked me right away. He let me break and said, “You better sink one on the break kid, or you won’t get another chance!” I sunk a ball on the break and ran about 4 or 5 balls before I missed a bank shot. Fats then proceeded to run the table, mostly only using one hand on the cue. When he sank the 8 ball he deliberately put follow on the cueball so he would scratch and let me win. He did that on every game he played with us mere mortals.

[@dalab9716]

Cool memory, I guess he could generate good will and sell more tables letting the fans win. When I saw you mention Kenosha, I immediately thought of Candy in "Home Alone" heading up a polka band called "The Kenosha Kickers". He was always great to watch.

[@humanbeing2420]

@@astrorad2000 When he scratched were you like "HAH!!! IN YOUR FACE, FATS!" That's what I'd have done.

[@markwoods4439]

John Candy one my favorite actors and comedians. He left us way to soon and his talent will be missed R.I.P. 🌺

[@brookswoodward7278]

The long build up to watch them fail miserably was terrific.

[@johnstorton]

I came here to see some great pool. I wasn't disappointed! These guys play even better than me!!

[@nhmooytis7058]

“Nice shot Eddie”-simple line, his delivery makes it funny. John was a comedy genius!

[@TheViking1980]

One of the greatest comedians of all time

[@odysseusrex5908]

Sophisticated humor based on a sophisticated movie, and the way Candy was channeling Jackie Gleason was just spooky. That was terrific. Now I need to go watch the original movie, I've never seen it.

[@Mr60smusicman]

John is the best, I wonder if he ever did a video as Ralph Kramden, thanks for posting this gem!!

[@scottwilliams17]

Never saw this before...it's fantastic...the mood was really captured in this

[@kimmergonzales9792]

I've never seen this. I love 😍 John Candy's style of humor!

[@golfdoc1950]

Comedy today doesn’t compare with this. Pure genius.

[@bringyourownsnake980]

I'm kicking a vice & just saw this for the first time. Thanks for helping me start the day with a good laugh.

[@lmandrakepoe]

Thank you for posting this!

[@willdenny6953]

I dont care what John Candy did he was always hysterical. John is really missed.

[@museumjunkie9317]

I always love " The Great Outdoors" with Dan Aykroyd. That was a good one

[@siggyretburns7523]

My favorite line of all time. "By the way, here's a quarter. Go down town and have some rat gnaw that thing off your face."

[@tomfields3682]

Uncle Buck

[@richw.6296]

How am I only seeing this today?

[@glenbard657]

My favorite John Candy bit was from "The New Show" when he played a food repair man. My second favorite was the "Leave it to Beaver" sketch on SCTV.

[@panlan1]

amazing entertainment, liked candy since forever...admire john as well;

[@wightangel]

A classic case of the great John Candy being at his very best. This was hilarious.

[@mercster]

Yes, as a fan of pool, and The Hustler, this was hilarious... thank you so much for preserving this history. I'd like to have this as a file for archiving.

[@flaziblaz]

How did i ever miss this? This is pure gold

[@completeMonti]

I have this on video from when the New Show originally aired and often tell people about this perfect parody. The first 3 minutes is an almost exact recreation of the original film, which sets it up perfectly. Love this.

[@dantean]

Kline's screen presence announces itself immediately.

[@Havasu1976]

Ever seen a little movie called A Fish Called Wanda?

[@TheGlssr60]

@@Havasu1976 He's quite good in "Dave" and "Silverado" also.

[@roberthill799]

He was unbelievably good in "Sophie's Choice".

[@pawwalker3492]

@@Havasu1976 : _"Dont' call me stupid!"_ Very underrated movie - excellent cast.

[@dantean]

@@Havasu1976 Obviously. Did you think I meant this was his INTRODUCTION to the screen?! PLEASE tell me that's not what you thought.

[@HC-cb4yp]

This is me every time I play pool with my friends.

[@tomfields3682]

Wait! I wasn't ready. Can I do it again?

[@cb3391]

R.I.P. John You brought joy to countless people and still do.

[@vincentzack]

Dave Thomas and John Candy...some of the best in the business.

[@Hunter-fi1np]

Wow, I'm a huge SCTV fan, have been since the early '80's, but have never heard of The New Show ! THANKS for posting this.

[@Vixen89]

What a brilliant comedic talent and concept carried out to perfection. I was laughing out loud the whole time even with the video quality being terrible. I started watching John Candy back in the late 70's on SCTV. Not sure if this was a skit from the show but it looked like it could have been. I don't remember if Kevin Kline was ever on it.

[@kellycoleman715]

Of course the video was altered to make it look like an aged print of the original ‘The Hustler’ movie.

[@CastlesForEyes]

That was perfection. Why have I never even heard it mentioned over the years!? Crazy!

[@workshop777]

That was great. Thanks for sharing.

[@matthewrammig]

Fats comes in here every night ABOUT 8 o’clock. Not a minute before, not a minute after.😂

[@chrishewitt4220]

Just too funny! Loved it...

[@djbigsmooth470]

I lost it when he scratched on making the 8-ball. OMG - too funny

[@davidmotlagh9779]

Thats funny stuff! RIP jon candy! The guy playing Eddie was brilliant in "a fish called Wanda "

[@culturia3555]

Candy was great. I can´t believe this is Kevin Kline. This video is amazing, loved it!

[@joshythehand2960]

My neighbor was the Arizona version of fats. Even in his 80s, he could run 10 games in a row and not miss a shot . Your only chance to beat him was if you broke and ran the table yourself

[@katherinemurphree6858]

I was thinking you were talking about my dad at first! Ha ha! But you said your dad was in his 80s. In the late 70s through the 80s my dad was a great Hustler. Growing up, he was a firefighter and I thought that firefighters made millions cause we had money. Not millions but we were very well off. It wasn't money from Phoenix, I found out later it was from his hustling. At one point he was the best player in the valley. But their rating is backwards. So he would have been rated a ten or something. I never understood. He still goes to Vegas every year in June I think for the big billiards competition. I wanted to try to hustle too. So my dad set me up with at the time early 2000s the best pool player in AZ to try to teach me. He said I know what I'm doing but my posture isn't good so I would have to work on that. But I was raised around all this.

[@joshythehand2960]

@katherinemurphree6858 my mom was a pool champ as well.. armature, not pro. She ran bars all my life and played 10 games a day or more with customers. Ended up joining the bud light league and went to Vegas and won the whole thing. I still have all her trophies. I never hustled.. but since I grew up around playing.. I was pretty good. Was definitely the local bar champ for many years. Won several tournaments at the Golden 8 in Phoenix.

[@katherinemurphree6858]

@@joshythehand2960 bro I'm not sure how old your mom is. Was she in her prime in the 80's era? Well in her 20'?. My dad is like 66 now or something. See if she played at The Squeeze Box in Phoenix. That was my dad's spot. And unfortunately my moms. But he played at any pool hall. Being a hustler is a dangerous lifestyle. Shit gets for real. I wanted to be a Hustler like him, he said I I did, I would need to get a bodyguard ( if I got good or whatever) cause I will get my ass kicked. I'm like yikes!

[@katherinemurphree6858]

@@joshythehand2960 they more likely than not know each other.

[@michaelberico7141]

John Candy was one of my favorite comedic actors. But he was also a great dramatic actor too, as witnessed by his role as Dean Andrews in JFK! Terrific!

[@ralfnjan]

I think the best John Candy skits were as Johnny LaRue, the fitness guru. Especially when he cooked cat food, he couldn't fake the reaction to the stench.

[@briankorbelik2873]

Johnny LaRue,the fitness guru. "My heart's beating like a rabbit."

[@robbenn69]

I was trying to figure out when Kevin Kline was on SCTV. He never was. I believe this skit was on “The New Show” which was cancelled after 9 episodes. John Candy was in 6 of them and Kevin Kline in 2 of them. Fellow SCTV alum, Dave Thomas, was in all 9 episodes.

[@sifumikezielinski2238]

Wow! What a forgotten Gem.

[@Joseph-n4c5l]

"Can I take that again?" "Hey one went in!" Genius. So, funny.

[@theoxley]

2 days to play one game.....that's why they call him Fast Eddie.

[@johnhenderson131]

John Candy was a wonderful actor. I never met him but somehow his screen presence made me feel he was a genuinely nice guy, the type of person you would want as a friend. It’s a tragic shame he passed away so early in his career. Planes, Trains and Automobiles is one of my favorite movies.

[@rob5763]

Funny stuff. R I P John Candy.

[@Nicholas-cn5vk]

In the 60's and 70's I ran Gatzbys bar and Crazy Horse Billiards on Illinois Avenue in Carbondale, IL. Fats used to come in and shoot the kids for 50 cents a game. They never won, but they got an autograph from Fats to sell or trade worth more.

[@jh58]

Good stuff, Candy definitely into career of Jackie Gleason.

[@christopherjanner4308]

God that had me howling! Thanks for putting that out there!

[@weeweebaws]

i must've missed the lol and howling part , i never even cracked a smile plz tell me what i somehow missed that was funny.

[@christopherjanner4308]

@@weeweebaws Sounds like a personal problem. Sucks to be you.

[@weeweebaws]

i love john candy and he's funny as hell but this is not funny one iota.

[@christopherjanner4308]

@@weeweebaws I found it absurd which makes me laugh. I loved the Hustler and that was one of the few spoofs out there that could make me laugh. Your turn..

[@weeweebaws]

@@christopherjanner4308 my turn absurd is one way to put it.

[@tylernewton7217]

Is that Kevin Klein?! Haha!

[@rosselliswilkinson]

Yes it is him

[@uno3863]

The way he broke character when John moved the white ball 😂

[@bigsarge]

Loved The New Show!! Wish it could have stayed on for a few years!!

[@mafirearmsafety]

After 30 plus hours on one game, you wanna play best of two out of three !!! OMG!

[@melaniesmith1313]

Candy was a class act, talented in comedy and drama.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

The tension over who was going to win this match-up was unbearable. Gleason and Newman would have gotten a big kick out of this.

[@tech4172]

These are the 2 BEST sharks i ever seen

[@antoniograncino3506]

"Fats comes in here every night about eight-o'clock; not a minute before, not a minute after" ABOUT ? Definitely doing Ralph Kramden's Minnesota Fats, to a Tee

[@tscully1504]

The parody, so welled played had me laughing throughout.

[@LordZontar]

The thing is, John Candy could likely have played Minnesota Fats seriously and really pulled it off. He proved his ability to tackle a dramatic role in Oliver Stone's JFK and he did that largely after Maureen O'Hara gently pushed him in that direction with some advice during production of Only The Lonely. SHE saw his quality as an actor and a human being right off the bat.

[@tehf00n]

Comedians can often make the best actors because they have such expertise at hiding their own personality and emotions to play characters that it's a natural transition.

[@SallySallySallySally]

@@tehf00n Plus comedians know all about timing, which is an essential part of good acting.

[@nelliethursday1812]

She likened his talent to Charles Laughton😮😊

[@mrnosaj71]

This is brilliant! How have I never watched this before?

[@kevinrman7684]

YOU CAN'T DO THAT ! .... I CAN'T ? ... NOOO 🤣🤣🤣

[@dreamquesttv]

"$200? I haven't got that kinda money!"

[@tomfields3682]

​@@dreamquesttvThen he hustles 50 bucks from Eddie for bus fare and hotel.😂